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What’s in My Weed?

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By Jeffrey C. Billman Verified
| Indy Week Verified
This story is part 1 of “Barely Legal,” The Assembly’s investigation into North Carolina hemp. Learn more here. If you’ve ever purchased hemp gummies from a dispensary, a cannabis-infused seltzer from a bar, or a vape from a convenience store, how did you know what it contained? The question isn’t as straightforward as it seems. And in North Carolina, the answer is ultimately: You didn’t. Our state is one of just seven that prohibit recreational and medical marijuana markets.
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Q&A: Garrett Perdue, Naternal

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By Jeffrey C. Billman Verified
| Indy Week Verified
In November, Naternal CEO Garrett Perdue posted a video to Facebook of himself alongside his mother, former Gov. Bev Perdue. “If you were going to spend the day with her … ” Garrett says. “With me!” the former governor chimes in, laughing. “You would eat a gummy!” Garrett continues. His mother smiles and holds up a little green square—a Lift gummy, he says, which contains 3 milligrams of “my favorite plant extract.” He offers her one. “No, thank you,” she says. “It’s before my breakfast.
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Q&A: Adrian Larrea, The HAZE Company

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By Jeffrey C. Billman Verified
| Indy Week Verified
After his decade-old kombucha business closed in 2024, Adrian Larrea turned his attention to a different beverage market. Alcohol sales were declining, creating an opportunity in THC drinks. He cofounded the Raleigh-based HAZE, which he says produced the first delta-9 THC drink in the Triangle. Hemp’s hottest niche has grown almost exponentially since then, and Larrea is confident that won’t change. “Our federal government and our state government, they know how to regulate drinks,” Larrea said.
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